Plymouth does not build many cars like the Plymouth Gran Fury: a 4-door wagon (1975–1977) / 4-door sedan (1975–1977) / 4-door hardtop (1975 only) / 2-door hardtop (1975–1977) / 2-door coupe (1975–1977) with 360 cuin Chrysler LA engine#360 V8, built from 1974 to 1988 as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry.
Where it came from
The Plymouth Gran Fury is a full-sized automobile that was manufactured by Plymouth from 1975 to 1989 model years. The nameplate would be used on successive downsizings, first in 1980, and again in 1982, through what would originally have been intermediate and compact classes in the early 1970s, all with conventional rear-wheel drive layouts. By the time Chrysler ended M-body production in December 1988 (1989 model year), they were Chrysler's last remaining rear-wheel drive cars, with a V8 and carburetor, a configuration used since the mid-1950s. Plymouth did not have another rear-wheel drive car until the 1997 Prowler roadster.
Before 1975, the top line models in Plymouth's Fury series were known as the "Fury Gran Coupe" and "Fury Gran Sedan". The Fury Gran Coupe model was introduced in 1970 as a highly trimmed pillared coupe. It moved to the two-door hardtop body for 1971, when a "Fury Gran Coupe" hardtop sedan was also available, renamed "Fury Gran Sedan" for 1972. The Gran Coupe and Gran Sedan models continued in 1973.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 360 cuin Chrysler LA engine#360 V8; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 3-speed A727 automatic. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 121.5 in (coupe & sedan) / 124 in (wagon). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Plymouth's history is not in doubt: the Plymouth Fury (for 1974) came before it; the Dodge Monaco (fifth generation) followed it; it was built at Windsor, Ontario. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Jeep Cherokee, the Lamborghini Countach, the Volkswagen Scirocco. Nearby in the Plymouth catalogue sit the Plymouth XNR and the Plymouth Laser.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Plymouth Gran Fury has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.